Wizards of the Coast / Subbutteo - Football Champions / Subbuteo Trading Card Game (2002-03)

2002-03
Football Champions / Subbuteo Trading Card Game
Wizards of the Coast / Subbutteo
105 cards

For the 2002-03 season the Football Champions game transformed into the Subbuteo Trading Card Game. The tactic cards are listed twice, with the title and with the teams  that feature on the cards. Wizards of the Coast issued similar series in France, Germany and Italy, with the Italian version being produced for four seasons. Checklists for all of these will appear here shortly.

Football Champions / Subbuteo Trading Card Game - Foil cards

001/105.  Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal)
002/105.  Thiery Henry (Arsenal)
003/105.  Patrick Vieira (Arsenal)
004/105.  Damion Duff (Blackburn Rovers)
005/105.  Jay-Jay Okocha (Bolton Wanderers)
006/105.  Marcel Desailly (Chelsea)
007/105.  Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Chelsea)
008/105.  Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea)
009/105.  Ian Harte (Leeds United)
010/105.  Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
011/105.  Sami Hyppia (Liverpool)
012/105.  Michael Owen (Liverpool)
013/105.  John Arne Riise (Liverpool)
014/105.  David Beckham (Manchester United)
015/105.  Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
016/105.  Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
017/105.  Roy Keane (Manchester United)
018/105.  Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United)
019/105.  Craig Bellamy (Newcastle United)
020/105.  Kieron Dyer (Newcastle United)
021/105.  Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)
022/105.  Nolberto Solano (Newcastle United)
023/105.  Marian Pahars (Southampton)
024/105.  Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur)
025/105.  Joe Cole (West Ham United)

Football Champions / Subbuteo Trading Card Game - Regular cards

026/105.  Sol Campbell (Arsenal)
027/105.  Ashley Cole (Arsenal)
028/105.  Pascal Cygan (Arsenal)
029/105.  Edu (Arsenal)
030/105.  Lauren (Arsenal)
031/105.  David Seaman (Arsenal)
032/105.  Thomas Hitzelsperger (Aston Villa)
033/105.  Aliou Cisse (Birmingham City)
034/105.  Robbie Savage (Birmingham City)
035/105.  David Dunn (Blackburn Rovers)
036/105.  Youri Djorkaeff (Bolton Wanderers)
037/105.  Bernard Mendy (Bolton Wanderers)
038/105.  Michael Ricketts (Bolton Wanderers)
039/105.  Jonatan Johansson (Charlton Athletic)
040/105.  Dean Kiely (Charlton Athletic)
041/105.  Mark Kinsella (Charlton Athletic)
042/105.  Paul Konchesky (Charlton Athletic)
043/105.  William Gallas (Chelsea)
044/105.  Jesper Gronkjaer (Chelsea)
045/105.  Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
046/105.  Graeme Le Saux (Chelsea)
047/105.  Emmanuel Petit (Chelsea)
048/105.  Boudewijn Zenden (Chelsea)
049/105.  Thomas Gravesen (Everton)
050/105.  Mark Pembridge (Everton)
051/105.  Luis Boa Morte (Fulham)
052/105.  Barry Hayles (Fulham)
053/105.  Junichi Inamoto (Fulham)
054/105.  Steed Malbranque (Fulham)
055/105.  Steve Marlet (Fulham)
056/105.  Andy Melville (Fulham)
057/105.  Louis Saha (Fulham)
058/105.  Nick Barmby (Leeds United)
059/105.  Robbie Keane (Leeds United)
060/105.  Dominic Matteo (Leeds United)
061/105.  Danny Mills (Leeds United)
062/105.  Paul Robinson (Leeds United)
063/105.  Alan Smith (Leeds United)
064/105.  Jamie Carragher (Liverpool)
065/105.  Bruno Cheyrou (Liverpool)
066/105.  El Hadji Diouf (Liverpool)
067/105.  Jerzy Dudek (Liverpool)
068/105.  Dietmar Hamann (Liverpool)
069/105.  Stephan Henchoz (Liverpool)
070/105.  Emile Heskey (Liverpool)
071/105.  Danny Murphy (Liverpool)
072/105.  Nicolas Anelka (Manchester City)
073/105.  Sylvain Distin (Manchester City)
074/105.  Richard Dunne (Manchester City)
075/105.  Marc-Vivien Foe (Manchester City)
076/105.  Laurent Blanc (Manchester United)
077/105.  Wes Brown (Manchester United)
078/105.  Paul Scholes (Manchester United)
079/105.  Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United)
080/105.  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United)
081/105.  Juan Sebastian Veron (Manchester United)
082/105.  Massimo Maccarone (Middlesbrough)
083/105.  Carlos Marinelli (Middlesbrough)
084/105.  Titus Bramble (Newcastle United)
085/105.  Nikos Dabidas (Newcastle United)
086/105.  Shay Given (Newcastle United)
087/105.  Aaron Hughes (Newcastle United)
088/105.  Gary Speed (Newcastle United)
089/105.  Hugo Viana (Newcastle United)
090/105.  Michael Bridge (Southampton)
091/105.  Tahar El-Khalej (Southampton)
092/105.  Michael Gray (Sunderland)
093/105.  Jurgen Macho (Sunderland)
094/105.  Emerson Thome (Sunderland)   -   amended 10-06-2020
095/105.  Simon Davies (Tottenham Hotspur)
096/105.  Kasey Keller (Tottenham Hotspur)
097/105.  Dean Richards (Tottenham Hotspur)   -   amended 10-06-2020
098/105.  Scott Dobie (West Bromwich Albion)
099/105.  Jason Roberts (West Bromwich Albion)
100/105.  Larus Sigurdsson (West Bromwich Albion)
101/105.  Michael Carrick (West Ham United)
102/105.  Jermaine Defoe (West Ham United)
103/105.  Paolo Di Canio (West Ham United)
104/105.  David James (West Ham United)
105/105.  Frederic Kanoute (West Ham United)

Football Champions / Subbuteo Trading Card Game - A1-A85 - Titles
85 cards

A1.  Bluff
A2.  Breakaway
A3.  Chip
A4.  Counterattack
A5.  Flair
A6.  Go Home
A7.  High Cross
A8.  In The Box
A9.  Killer Instinct
A10.  Nerve
A11.  Long Shot
A12.  Long Pass
A13.  Penetrating Pass
A14.  Nutmeg
A15.  Nod In
A16.  Swift Attack
A17.  Straightforward Attack
A18.  Ride A Tackle
A19.  Through Ball
A20.  Wingers
A21.  Anticipation
A22.  Back Off
A23.  Block
A24.  Central Defence
A25.  Clear The Lines
A26.  Cut The Angle
A27.  Final Tackle
A28.  Get Behind It
A29.  Hack In The Box
A30.  Keeper's Ball
A31.  Packed Box
A32.  Put The Boot In
A33.  Saving Scramble
A34.  Strong Defence
A35.  And He's Off
A36.  Bad Bounce  -  Blackburn Rovers players  -  updated 23-03-2026  -  thanks to Trevor Cotterell
A37.  Body Swerve
A38.  Change Of Pace
A39.  Conditioning
A40.  Draw The Foul
A41.  Early Bath
A42.  Elbows Up
A43.  Fancy Footwork
A44.  Fifty-Fifty Ball
A45.  Give It Some!
A46.  Hard But Fair
A47.  Hard Tackle
A48.  High Bounce
A49.  Jump For It  -  Birmingham City  -  updated 23-03-2026  -  thanks to Trevor Cotterell
A50.  Manouevere
A51.  On The Wrong Foot
A52.  Pop Up
A53.  Razzle Dazzle
A54.  Rough And Tumble
A55.  Shoulder-To-Shoulder
A56.  Sidestep
A57.  Skilful Play
A58.  Slip Up
A59.  Spanner In The Works
A60.  Speed Burst
A61.  Spoiled For Choice
A62.  Support
A63.  Tactical Shift
A64.  Take A Chance
A65.  Take Advantage
A66.  Technique
A67.  Test Of Skill
A68.  Thunderhead
A69.  Tough Stuff
A70.  Trickwork
A71.  Turn It On
A72.  Unstoppable
A73.  Watch The Clock  -  Blackburn Rovers  -  updated 23-03-2026  -  thanks to Trevor Cotterell
A74.  Well-Timed Challenge
A75.  Liverpool Fans
A76.  Cautious Game
A77.  Gooners
A78.  Movement Game
A79.  Manchester United Fans
A80.  Phjysical Game
A81.  Relentless Game
A82.  Shooting Game
A83.  Tactical Game
A84.  Toon Army
A85.  Spurs Fans

Football Champions / Subbuteo Trading Card Game - A1-A85 - Teams
85 cards

A1.  Chelsea v Southampton
A2.  Southampton v West Ham United
A3.  Arsenal
A4.  Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
A5.  Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
A6.  Manchester United v Southampton
A7.  Newcastle United v Southampton
A8.  Liverpool v West Ham United
A9.  Manchester United
A10.  Chelsea v West Ham United
A11.  Liverpool v West Ham United
A12.  Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers
A13.  Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United
A14.  Manchester United
A15.  Liverpool v Southampton
A16.  Arsenal v Chelsea
A17.  Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
A18.  Arsenal v Derby County
A19.  Aston Villa v Liverpool
A20.  Blackburn Rovers v Charlton Athletic
A21.  Fulham
A22.  Leeds United v West Ham United
A23.  Liverpool v West Ham United
A24.  Manchester United v Middlesbrough
A25.  Leeds United v Manchester United
A26.  Fulham
A27.  Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur
A28.  Leeds United v Sunderland
A29.  Leicester City v West Ham United
A30.  Blackburn Rovers v Derby County
A31.  Charlton Athletic
A32.  Chelsea v West Ham United
A33.  Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur
A34.  Arsenal
A35.  Everton v Liverpool
A36.  Leeds United
A37.  Charlton Athletic v Leeds United
A38.  Manchester United v Middlesbrough
A39.  Liverpool v Manchester United
A40.  Arsenal v Middlesbrough
A41.  Arsenal
A42.  Arsenal v Ipswich Town
A43.  Everton v Liverpool
A44.  Middlesbrough v West Ham United
A45.  Arsenal
A46.  Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
A47.  Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
A48.  Middlesbrough v Southampton
A49.  Southampton
A50.  Arsenal v Aston Villa
A51.  Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough
A52.  Chelsea v Leeds United
A53.  Arsenal v Southampton
A54.  Leeds United v Newcastle United
A55.  Chelsea v Southampton
A56.  Arsenal v Newcastle United
A57.  Derby County v West Ham United
A58.  Chelsea v West Ham United
A59.  Arsenal v Newcastle United
A60.  Liverpool v Manchester United
A61.  Liverpool v Manchester United
A62.  Arsenal v Newcastle United
A63.  Chelsea v Leeds United
A64.  Leeds United v Liverpool
A65.  Arsenal v Leeds United
A66.  Everton v Leeds United
A67.  Manchester United v Newcastle United
A68.  Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough
A69.  Aston Villa v Fulham
A70.  Aston Villa v Manchester United
A71.  Newcastle United
A72.  Leeds United v Liverpool
A73.  Fulham
A74.  Leeds United v Manchester United
A75.  Liverpool
A76.  Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur
A77.  Arsenal
A78.  Everton v Leeds United
A79.  Manchester United
A80.  Charlton Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur
A81.  Charlton Athletic
A82.  Chelsea v Manchester United
A83.  Arsenal v Leeds United
A84.  Newcastle United
A85.  Tottenham Hotspur

P.A. Adolph (Subbutteo) - Soccer Market - 1st Series

1948
Soccer Market
P.A. Adolph (Subbutteo)
44 cards

This is the first version of Soccer Market. The four teams here were the four champions of the Football League in 1947-48. Apparently Peter Adolph who invented Subbuteo was a Queens Park Rangers fan.

Arsenal £100,000
Arsenal - Goalkeeper
Arsenal - Left Back
Arsenal - Right Back
Arsenal - Left Half
Arsenal - Centre Half
Arsenal - Right Half
Arsenal - Outside Left
Arsenal - Inside Left
Arsenal - Centre Forward
Arsenal - Inside Right
Arsenal - Outside Right

Birmingham £85,000
Birmingham - Goalkeeper
Birmingham - Left Back
Birmingham - Right Back
Birmingham - Left Half
Birmingham - Centre Half
Birmingham - Right Half
Birmingham - Outside Left
Birmingham - Inside Left
Birmingham - Centre Forward
Birmingham - Inside Right
Birmingham - Outside Right

Queens Park Rangers £70,000
Queens Park Rangers - Goalkeeper
Queens Park Rangers - Left Back
Queens Park Rangers - Right Back
Queens Park Rangers - Left Half
Queens Park Rangers - Centre Half
Queens Park Rangers - Right Half
Queens Park Rangers - Outside Left
Queens Park Rangers - Inside Left
Queens Park Rangers - Centre Forward
Queens Park Rangers - Inside Right
Queens Park Rangers - Outside Right

Lincoln City £60,000
Lincoln City - Goalkeeper
Lincoln City - Left Back
Lincoln City - Right Back
Lincoln City - Left Half
Lincoln City - Centre Half
Lincoln City - Right Half
Lincoln City - Outside Left
Lincoln City - Inside Left
Lincoln City - Centre Forward
Lincoln City - Inside Right
Lincoln City - Outside Right

All Rounder
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P.A. Adolph (Subbutteo) - Soccer Market - 2nd Series

1952?
Soccer Market
P.A. Adolph (Subbutteo)
44 cards

I managed to pick up the Cardiff City cards from this game many moons ago. The whole package is highly collectable, especially among Subbuteo collectors. I used to think this was the only version, but the game was available from the 1947-48 season, throughout the 1950's, right up until 1964-65. I'll include details of another version later. A complete version of this collection is currently on sale on the Subbuteo World website for £349.
I'll include details of the first version later.

Arsenal £100,000
Arsenal - Goalkeeper
Arsenal - Left Back
Arsenal - Right Back
Arsenal - Left Half
Arsenal - Centre Half
Arsenal - Right Half
Arsenal - Outside Left
Arsenal - Inside Left
Arsenal - Centre Forward
Arsenal - Inside Right
Arsenal - Outside Right

Cardiff City £85,000
Cardiff City - Goalkeeper
Cardiff City - Left Back
Cardiff City - Right Back
Cardiff City - Left Half
Cardiff City - Centre Half
Cardiff City - Right Half
Cardiff City - Outside Left
Cardiff City - Inside Left
Cardiff City - Centre Forward
Cardiff City - Inside Right
Cardiff City - Outside Right

Celtic £70,000
Celtic - Goalkeeper
Celtic - Left Back
Celtic - Right Back
Celtic - Left Half
Celtic - Centre Half
Celtic - Right Half
Celtic - Outside Left
Celtic - Inside Left
Celtic - Centre Forward
Celtic - Inside Right
Celtic - Outside Right

Newcastle £60,000
Newcastle United - Goalkeeper
Newcastle United - Left Back
Newcastle United - Right Back
Newcastle United - Left Half
Newcastle United - Centre Half
Newcastle United - Right Half
Newcastle United - Outside Left
Newcastle United - Inside Left
Newcastle United - Centre Forward
Newcastle United - Inside Right
Newcastle United - Outside Right

All Rounder
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P.A. Adolph (Subbutteo) - ADO-040-1 / Famous Footballers ~ A Series of 50

1954
ADO-040-1 / Famous Footballers ~ A Series of 50
P.A. Adolph (Subbutteo)
50 cards

This is the ultra rare set, which combines the two sets of 24 cards and adds two more to bring the set up to 50 cards. I presume that this set was issued first, before a decision was made to cut the collection down to two smaller sets. The other sets are similar to other cards issued in the 1950s, whereas this set is contains photographic cards, more akin to some of those issued in the 1920s and the cards are slightly larger and shown a little more of the original picture on each card. I'd like to thank both Garry Daynes at Football Card Collector Magazine and  Neil Goulding for their help with this checklist. Card no. 21 (Sydeny Normanton of Bury) and card no. 50 (Ron Wylie of Notts County - shown above) are the two additional cards that turn two sets of 24 cards into one set of 50.

1.  A. Sherwood (Cardiff City)
2.  J. Froggatt (Portsmouth)
3.  J. Charles (Leeds United)
4.  R. Bentley (Chelsea)
5.  J. Carey (Manchester United)
6.  S. Bartram (Charlton Athletic)
7.  R. Burgess (Tottenham Hotspur)
8.  R. Allen (West Bromwich Albion)
9.  W. Liddell (Liverpool)
10.  W. Holden (Burnley)
11.  W. Elliott (Sunderland)
12.  R.D. Blanchflower (Aston Villa)
13.  A. Brown (Blackpool)
14.  S. Matthews (Blackpool)
15.  W. Eckersley (Blackburn Rovers)
16.  P. Farrell (Everton)
17.  D. Hickson (Everton)
18.  J. Pye (Luton Town)
19.  E. Quigley (Blackburn Rovers)
20.  I. Allchurch (Swansea Town)
21.  S. Normanton (Barnsley)
22.  A. Forbes (Arsenal)
23.  W. Moir (Bolton Wanderers)
24.  W. Shortt (Plymouth Argyle)
25.  J. Morris (Leicester City)

26.  S. Gerrie (Hull City)
27.  F. Bowyer (Stoke City)
28.  B. Jezzard (Fulham)
29.  A. Graver (Lincoln City)
30.  W. Mannion (Middlesbrough)
31.  V. Metcalfe (Huddersfield Town)
32.  W. Ardron (Nottingham Forest)
33.  L. Shakleton (Sunderland)
34.  L. Boyd (Birmingham City)
35.  E. Massey (Bury)
36.  G. Guest (Rotherham United)
37.  P. Doherty (Doncaster Rovers)
38.  T. Lawton (Brentford)
39.  D. Lishman (Arsenal)
40.  W. Wright (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
41.  W. Williams (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
42.  N. Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers)
43.  G. Merrick (Birmingham City)
44.  I. Broadis (Manchester City)
45.  J. Stamps (Derby County)
46.  E. Bailey (Tottenham Hotspur)
47.  J. Milburn (Newcastle United)
48.  J. Hagan (Sheffield United)
49.  J. Sewell (Sheffield Wednesday)
50.  R. Wylie (Notts County)

P.A. Adolph (Subbutteo) - ADO-040-2b / ADP-1 Famous Footballers ~ 2nd Series

1954
ADO-040-2b / ADP-1  Famous Footballers ~ 2nd Series
P.A. Adolph (Subbutteo)
24 cards

25.  S. Gerrie (Hull City)
26.  F. Bowyer (Stoke City)
27.  B. Jezzard (Fulham)
28.  A. Graver (Lincoln City)
29.  W. Mannion (Middlesbrough)
30.  V. Metcalfe (Huddersfield Town)
31.  W. Ardron (Nottingham Forest)
32.  L. Shakleton (Sunderland)
33.  L. Boyd (Birmingham City)
34.  E. Massey (Bury)
35.  G. Guest (Rotherham United)
36.  P. Doherty (Doncaster Rovers)
37.  T. Lawton (Brentford)
38.  D. Lishman (Arsenal)
39.  W. Wright (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
40.  W. Williams (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
41.  N. Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers)
42.  G. Merrick (Birmingham City)
43.  I. Broadis (Manchester City)
44.  J. Stamps (Derby County)
45.  E. Bailey (Tottenham Hotspur)
46.  J. Milburn (Newcastle United)
47.  J. Hagan (Sheffield United)
48.  J. Sewell (Sheffield Wednesday)

P.A. Adolph (Subbutteo) - ADO-040-2a / ADP-1A-1 Famous Footballers ~ 1st Series

1954
ADO-040-2a / ADP-1A-1 Famous Footballers ~ 1st Series
P.A. Adolph (Subbutteo)
24 cards

1.  A. Sherwood (Cardiff City)
2.  J. Froggatt (Portsmouth)
3.  J. Charles (Leeds United)
4.  R. Bentley (Chelsea)
5.  J. Carey (Manchester United)
6.  S. Bartram (Charlton Athletic)
7.  R. Burgess (Tottenham Hotspur)
8.  R. Allen (West Bromwich Albion)
9.  W. Liddell (Liverpool)
10.  W. Holden (Burnley)
11.  W. Elliott (Sunderland)
12.  P. Blanchflower (Aston Villa)
13.  A. Brown (Blackpool)
14.  S. Matthews (Blackpool)
15.  W. Eckersley (Blackburn Rovers)
16.  P. Farrell (Everton)
17.  D. Hickson (Everton)
18.  J. Pye (Luton Town)
19.  E. Quigley (Blackburn Rovers)
20.  I. Allchurch (Swansea Town)
21.  A. Forbes (Arsenal)
22.  W. Moir (Bolton Wanderers)
23.  W. Shortt (Plymouth Argyle)
24.  J. Morris (Leicester City)